EP3649847B1 - Blower with improved sound reduction - Google Patents

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EP3649847B1
EP3649847B1 EP19215507.5A EP19215507A EP3649847B1 EP 3649847 B1 EP3649847 B1 EP 3649847B1 EP 19215507 A EP19215507 A EP 19215507A EP 3649847 B1 EP3649847 B1 EP 3649847B1
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Tobias Nyberg
Fredrik WIBLING
Göran LANDÈN
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G20/00—Cultivation of turf, lawn or the like; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • A01G20/40—Apparatus for cleaning the lawn or grass surface
    • A01G20/43—Apparatus for cleaning the lawn or grass surface for sweeping, collecting or disintegrating lawn debris
    • A01G20/47—Vacuum or blower devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/08—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/522—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/66—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing
    • F04D29/661—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/663—Sound attenuation

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  • the invention generally relates to outdoor power equipment and, more particularly, relate to a structure for reducing the noise generated by power equipment such as a blower.
  • Outdoor power equipment includes such devices as mowers, trimmers, edgers, chainsaws, blowers and the like. These devices are often used to perform tasks that inherently require the devices to be mobile. Accordingly, these devices are typically made to be relatively robust and capable of handling difficult work in hostile environments, while balancing the requirement for mobility.
  • Powering such devices could be accomplished in any number of ways. However, for outdoor power equipment that is intended to be handheld, size and weight become important considerations. In some applications, the emissions (i.e., in terms of noise and/or pollutants) generated by the device may also become an important consideration. To reduce emissions, such outdoor power equipment may be selected for employment with electric motors that could employ battery or mains power supplies. However, even the fan assemblies of some electric powered outdoor power equipment such as blowers may be capable of generating relatively large amounts of noise.
  • US 2007/0246579 A1 discloses a handheld blower assembly and with a detachable nozzle.
  • the blower assembly consists of a base unit consisting of a cylindrical, hollow, body member having an inlet end and an outlet end. A handle is affixed to one outer surface thereof.
  • a grate is disposed at the outlet end of the body member, and a similar grate is disposed at the inlet end.
  • Some example embodiments may therefore provide structures that facilitate a reduction in the noise that is perceptible to operators and others in the vicinity of operating equipment. Moreover, some embodiments may provide improvements without the addition of extra components or structures that may increase the size, cost and/or complexity of outdoor power equipment.
  • a blower is provided.
  • the blower includes a housing, a motor, and a fan assembly.
  • the housing includes a handle operably coupled thereto.
  • the fan assembly is operably coupled to the motor to force air through a blower tube responsive to operation of the motor.
  • the blower tube defines a tube axis.
  • the fan assembly is provided in an outlet tube corresponding to the blower tube, and air is fed to the fan assembly via an inlet tube spaced apart from the outlet tube such that the outlet tube and inlet tube are operably coupled to each other via an acoustic chamber defined by the housing.
  • Some example embodiments described herein provide structures for providing air to the blower in a manner that tends to reduce the noise generated by the blower.
  • some example embodiments may provide for the inclusion of inlet vanes that form a portion of an inlet assembly such that the inlet vanes are formed as an inlet mesh that is entirely inset within the housing of the blower to reduce sound emissions and/or direct sound emissions away from the operator.
  • the inlet mesh may also be part of an inlet assembly that feeds into an integrated muffler system, and is incorporated into an inlet aperture that is angled downward.
  • Each of these sound reduction structures e.g., the integrated muffler, the downward angled inlet aperture, and the inlet mesh that is inset within the housing
  • noise that emanates from the fan assembly of the device is also generally directed downward. Since the operator tends to naturally hold the device at or around waist level (often below waist level), the directing of noise downward by the angled inlet aperture correspondingly directs the noise away from the operators ears and toward the ground. Directing the noise toward the ground may prevent the noise from having a direct path to the operator's ears, but it may also direct the noise to the rough and somewhat sound absorptive terrain below so that noise can be absorbed and/or reflected to reduce overall noise levels in the environment as well.
  • any flow noise over the inlet vanes is also directed through the angled inlet aperture downward toward the ground instead of allowing such flow noise to emanate unabated in all directions. If an integrated muffler is employed, noise generated inside the blower can more effectively be contained and muted therein. The quietness of the blower may therefore be improved without increasing cost and complexity, while still increasing blower reliability and/or performance.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective side view of a blower 100 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a rear view of the blower 100 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a cross section view of the blower 100 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • the blower 100 of FIGS. 1-3 merely represents one example of power equipment on which an example embodiment may be employed.
  • the blower 100 includes a housing 110 inside which various components of the blower 100 are housed.
  • the blower 100 further includes a motor 120 or power unit for providing the driving force to move air through the blower 100.
  • the power unit may be a three phase electric motor (or DC motor) that is operated under the control of a control unit or control circuitry that may be housed in the housing 110.
  • the motor 120 may be powered by a battery (or battery pack that can be worn on the operator's back) or by a corded connection to mains power.
  • the housing 110 may be formed of plastic, composite materials, metals or any other desirable materials.
  • the housing 110 may be formed of two or more molded pieces that can be fit together.
  • the molded pieces may form half-shells (e.g., right and left half-shells) that can be affixed to each other via welding, adhesives, snap fittings, fixing members (e.g., screws), and/or the like. When molded pieces are fit together, they may form a seam at the location of joining between the molded pieces.
  • control unit may be housed in its own portion of the housing 110 above or otherwise proximate to the location of the motor 120.
  • the portion of the housing 110 in which the control unit is housed may be referred to as a control unit housing portion, and the control unit housing portion may be an integral part of a half-shell (as described above) or may be a separate housing portion that is joined to other housing portions.
  • the control unit housing portion may be disposed proximate to a portion of the housing 110 near which a handle 140 of the blower 100 is provided (e.g., forward of the handle 140).
  • the handle 140 may include a trigger 146 that may be operated by a finger of the operator while the operator holds the handle 140. Actuation of the trigger 146 may cause power from the battery or other electric power source to be selectively applied to the motor 120 to turn the motor 120 based on control provided by the control unit.
  • the control unit may include interlocks, protective functions or other control mechanisms that may sense various conditions of the blower 100 via sensors, switches or other mechanisms in order to selectively control the application of power to the motor 120 based on indications of user intent (e.g., via actuation of the trigger 146) and/or determinations regarding the state of the blower 100 as provided by the sensors, switches or other mechanisms.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the trigger 146 is used for selective powering of the motor 120
  • other example embodiments may employ a selector, switch, button or other such operative member in order to selectively control operation of the motor 120.
  • on/off, speed control or other operable functions for controlling the motor 120 may be performed using an operative member of any desirable form, and the trigger 146 is just one example.
  • the blower 100 further includes a blower tube 150 that is attached to housing 110 (or is a part of the housing 110) and through which air may be expelled.
  • the blower tube 150 defines a blower tube axis 152, which defines an axial centerline of the blower tube 150.
  • the blower tube 150 may include an inlet portion 154 and an outlet 156.
  • the outlet 156 may be at a distal end of the blower tube 150 and the inlet portion 154 may be at an opposite end of the housing 110 relative to the blower tube 150, rearward of the motor 120 and the handle 140.
  • the handle 140 is generally considered to be at a top portion of the blower 100 and the outlet 156 is at the front, while the inlet portion 154 is considered to be at a rear of the blower 100.
  • the blower tube 150 may taper slightly (i.e., have a decreasing diameter) as the blower tube 150 extends toward the outlet 156.
  • a largest diameter of the blower tube 150 may be provided at the point of the blower tube 150 that is closest to the motor 120.
  • the inlet portion 154 may include an inlet assembly 160 that may include an inlet aperture 162 formed as an opening into the housing 110.
  • the inlet aperture 162 may be circular, oval or any other suitable shape and may be provided at an angle so that it faces substantially downward and rearward. All air entering the blower 100 passes into a portion of the housing 110 via the inlet aperture 162.
  • the inlet aperture 162 may be defined by a perimeter of an opening in the housing 110.
  • the perimeter of the inlet aperture 162 may lie in a plane that is provided at an angle relative to blower tube axis 152. In some cases, an approximate center of the inlet aperture 162 may be aligned with the blower tube axis 152.
  • the inlet assembly 160 may further include an inlet mesh 164 that may be inwardly displaced from the inlet aperture 162.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may include a plurality of louvers, vanes, guide holes or other such orifices/apertures arranged to allow air into the housing 110 to enable air to enter into the blower tube 150 responsive to operation of the motor 120 to be expelled via the outlet 156.
  • the operation of the motor 120 may cause an impeller or fan assembly 170 to rotate so that a low pressure area is generated to draw air into the inlet portion 154 through the inlet mesh 164 to be passed through the fan assembly 160 and expelled from the blower tube 150 at the outlet 156 to blow leaves, debris, or any other material.
  • the motor 120 and the fan assembly 170 may each be coaxial with the blower tube axis 152, so that air exiting the fan assembly 160 is generally moved (although such flow may be turbulent) along a direction substantially parallel to the blower tube axis 152.
  • Air entering into the inlet portion 154 may be generally drawn into the inlet mesh 164 along the blower tube axis 152 as well.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may be inset within the housing 110.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may be disposed inward of the inlet aperture 162, spaced apart from the inlet aperture 162 such that the louvers, vanes, guide holes or other such orifices/apertures of the inlet mesh 164 are essentially inside the housing 110. Flow noise generated by airflow over the inlet mesh 164 may therefore be muted inside the housing 110 or, directed out the inlet aperture 162. Since the inlet aperture 162 is pointed downward and rearward, any noise emanating from the inlet mesh 164 may be directed at an angle relative to the blower tube axis 152. More specifically, any such noise may be directed downward and rearward away from the operator's ears and toward the ground.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may have a substantially conical shape, and all portions of such conical shape may be located within the housing 110.
  • the conical portion of the inlet mesh 164 may have a changing slope while extending from a first end of the inlet mesh 164 (e.g., the end proximate to the inlet aperture 162) to a second end of the inlet mesh 164 (e.g., the end proximate to the motor 120 and/or the fan assembly 170).
  • the changing slope may be formed by decreasing the diameter of the inlet mesh 164 as the second end is approached.
  • the diameter may decrease to substantially a point or apex at the second end.
  • a rate of decrease in diameter may increase as distance to the second end decreases.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may be inwardly displaced, or inset, within the housing 110 such that the first end of the inlet mesh 164 is spaced apart from the bottom edge of the perimeter of the inlet aperture 162 by a distance (d).
  • the distance (d) may be greater than about 30 mm. Accordingly, an angle ( ⁇ ) may be formed between the bottom portion of the inlet mesh 164 at the first end thereof and a top portion of the perimeter of the inlet aperture 162 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the inlet mesh 164 may be formed by a series of substantially circular members 180 that have decreasing diameters as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the circular members 180 may form louvers or apertures and may be connected by connectors 182 that extend in the direction of extension of the blower tube 150. However, in some cases, as shown for example in FIG. 3 , the circular members 180' may instead form a spiral helix that tapers at the second end.
  • the inlet mesh 164 may be provided in an inlet tube 200.
  • the inlet tube 200 may have a diameter substantially equal to a largest diameter of the blower tube 150.
  • the inlet tube 200 may extend toward the blower tube 150.
  • the motor 120 and the fan assembly 170 may be provided in the blower tube 150 or within an extension portion or outlet tube 210 having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the blower tube 150 and/or the inlet tube 200.
  • the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210 may extend toward each other and may even be generally aligned with each other. However, the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210 may be spaced apart from each other by a distance of at least 10 mm. The provision of the inlet tube 200 and outlet tube 210 in a spaced apart relationship facilitate the inclusion of an integrated muffler within the blower 100.
  • an integrated muffler includes an outlet tube 300 having a diameter D 1 and an inlet tube 310 having a diameter D 2 .
  • D 1 and D 2 may be approximately equal.
  • the inlet tube 310 and the outlet tube 300 may each extend partially into an acoustic chamber 320, but may be separated from each other by a distance ( l ).
  • the distance ( l ) of separation may be less than the length (L) of the acoustic chamber 320.
  • the acoustic chamber 320 may have a diameter (D) that is larger than the diameters (D 1 and D 2 ) of the outlet tube 300 and the inlet tube 310, respectively.
  • Air may move through the inlet tube 310 into the acoustic chamber 320 as shown by arrows 330.
  • the air flowing through the acoustic chamber 320 and into the outlet tube 300 may not suffer any reduction in flow rate by virtue of the shape of the acoustic chamber 320.
  • noise (indicated by arrow 340) may be deflected in the acoustic chamber 320 in such a way that at least some of the noise is muffled in the acoustic chamber 320 rather than escaping.
  • the arrow 340 shows how some noise may not escape the acoustic chamber 320.
  • This general structure can be duplicated within the housing 110.
  • the inlet tube 200 and outlet tube 210 of the blower 100 may generally correlate to the inlet tube 310 and outlet tube 300 of FIG. 4 , respectively.
  • the housing 110 defines a cavity or acoustic chamber 400 in the space between the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210.
  • the acoustic chamber 400 may extend around the proximal ends of the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210 as well, such that the inlet tube 200 and outlet tube 210 extend into the acoustic chamber 400. Airflow may pass through the inlet tube 200 to the outlet tube 210, through the fan assembly 170 and out the blower tube 150 without being substantially inhibited.
  • noise may experience a tortuous flow path in the acoustic chamber 400, and may be muffled therein.
  • the noise may bounce multiple times within the acoustic chamber 400 and may not have an efficient path outside of the acoustic chamber 400.
  • the acoustic chamber 400 may act as an integrated muffler for the blower 100, insofar as the housing 110 may define a void space (i.e., the acoustic chamber 400) into which noise emanating from the fan assembly 170 or other internal components is captured or otherwise substantially internally retained to prevent or otherwise reduce the amount of noise that escapes from the blower 100.
  • emanating noise is generally directed downward to ensure that less noise is noticeable to the operator or to any nearby persons who are not directly behind (and below) the blower 100.
  • the acoustic chamber 400 may further include an acoustic absorber 420 (e.g., foam, sponge, fibrous, or other acoustic absorbing materials).
  • the acoustic chamber 400 may be an open volume, or a volume that includes one or more acoustic absorbers 420 disposed therein.
  • acoustic absorbers 420 When acoustic absorbers 420 are employed, they may generally be placed outside of the flow path between the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210. As such, for example, the acoustic absorbers 420 may be placed along outer walls of the acoustic chamber 400 (which may correspond to inner walls of the housing 110 at a portion of the housing 110 that is substantially below the handle 140).
  • the acoustic absorbers 420 may provide a lining for substantially all of the interior portions of the housing 110 that correlate to the acoustic chamber 400, or they may be placed in discrete locations selected to reduce sound emissions while avoiding any degrading effects on flow rate through the blower 100.
  • the inlet tube 200 and the outlet tube 210 may be considered generally to have the same diameters, it may be appreciated that the fan assembly 170 and the inlet mesh 164 (if employed) of the inlet assembly 160 may actually create smaller discrete flow paths with various different effective geometries or diameters. These effective geometries or diameters may not necessarily be equivalent, but they will not alter the effectiveness or operation of the integrated muffler that is provided by the acoustic chamber 400. Instead, the noise generated into the acoustic chamber 400 is still effectively muffled, muted or reduced by the acoustic chamber 400 even if the sizes of the inlet and outlet are not matched.
  • air entering into the blower 100 enters via a downward and rearward facing aperture (i.e., the inlet aperture 162).
  • the inlet mesh 164 is substantially inside the housing 110 so that flow noise generally exits the inlet assembly 160 via the inlet aperture 162 to be directed downward and rearward and away from the operator's ears.
  • any noise generated by the fan assembly 170 and/or motor 120 that may be projected rearward toward the inlet portion 154 may enter into the acoustic chamber 400 where the space between the inlet tube 200 and outlet tube 210 may allow some such noise to be muffled in the larger volume of the acoustic chamber 400. Noise escaping may still be generally directed downward by the shape and structure of the inlet assembly 160 as described above.
  • a blower of an example embodiment may therefore include a housing, a motor, a fan assembly and an inlet assembly.
  • the housing may include a handle operably coupled thereto.
  • the fan assembly may be operably coupled to the motor to force air through a blower tube responsive to operation of the motor.
  • the blower tube may define a tube axis.
  • the inlet assembly may provide a path for air to the fan assembly.
  • the inlet assembly may include an inlet aperture formed at an end of the housing.
  • the inlet assembly may further include an inlet mesh disposed within the housing spaced apart from the inlet aperture.
  • the blower of some embodiments may include additional features that may be optionally added either alone or in combination with each other.
  • the inlet aperture may be defined by a perimeter lying in a plane at an angle relative to the tube axis.
  • the plane may be angled to face downward and rearward responsive to the handle being grasped by an operator.
  • the inlet mesh may have a first end proximate to the inlet aperture and a second end distally located relative to the inlet aperture. A diameter of the inlet mesh may decrease from the first end to the second end.
  • (4) a rate of diameter decrease of the inlet mesh may increase as distance to the second end decreases.
  • the inlet mesh has a substantially conical shape where, for example, all portions of the conical shape may be disposed inside the housing.
  • an angle between the tube axis and a line extending from a top of the perimeter of the inlet aperture to a bottom of the second end of the inlet mesh may be about sixty degrees or less.
  • the inlet mesh may include a spiral helix that tapers to the second end.
  • the inlet mesh may include a plurality of circular members each having decreasing diameters as the second end is approached. The circular members may be connected to each other via connectors extending in a direction of extension of the blower tube.
  • any or all of (1) to (8) may be employed in addition to the optional modifications or augmentations described below.
  • a distance between the inlet mesh and the inlet aperture may be at least about 30 mm.
  • the motor may be an electric motor powered via a battery or mains power.
  • a blower of the invention therefore includes a housing, a motor, and a fan assembly.
  • the housing includes a handle operably coupled thereto.
  • the fan assembly is operably coupled to the motor to force air through a blower tube responsive to operation of the motor.
  • the blower tube defines a tube axis.
  • the fan assembly is provided in an outlet tube corresponding to the blower tube, and air is fed to the fan assembly via an inlet tube spaced apart from the outlet tube such that the outlet tube and inlet tube are operably coupled to each other via an acoustic chamber defined by the housing.
  • the blower of some embodiments may include additional features that may be optionally added either alone or in combination with each other.
  • (1) a diameter of the acoustic chamber may be greater than a diameter of the inlet tube and a diameter of the outlet tube.
  • (2) the diameter of the inlet tube and the diameter of the outlet tube are approximately equal.
  • (3) a distance between the inlet tube and the outlet tube may be less than a length of the acoustic chamber along the tube axis.
  • (4) the distance between the inlet tube and the outlet tube may be greater than about 10 mm.
  • (5) a longitudinal axis of each of the inlet tube and the outlet tube is substantially aligned with the tube axis.
  • any or all of (1) to (5) may be employed in addition to the optional modifications or augmentations described below.
  • the acoustic chamber may be disposed at a portion of the housing that is below the handle.
  • the acoustic chamber may be a free space, or may include one or more acoustic absorbers provided therein.
  • the motor may be an electric motor powered via a battery or mains power.

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